On November 4, 2000: that brutal night that took a total turn.
CBS reported Florida for Gore.
ABC reported Florida for Gore.
NBC reported Florida for Gore.
MSNBC reported Florida for Gore.
CNN reported Florida for Gore.
Fox News Channel reported Florida for Bush.
CNN admits they made a mistake; call it for Bush.
MSNBC and NBC admit they've made a mistake; call it for Bush.
CBS admit they've made a mistake; call it for Bush.
ABC admit they've made a mistake; call it for Bush.
That's not a very accurate description of what really happened (and it was Nov. 7, not 4). A timeline that gives a more accurate picture is this:
7:00 Florida polls close in competitive eastern time zone
7:50 Networks (including Fox) call Florida for Gore around based on an infintesimally small ammount of data
8:00 polls close in conservative central time zone, as more precincts trickle in Bush begins to build a lead
9:00 Bush's lead continues to grow, but news station continue to ignore it and insist that Gore has won Florida
10:00 Networks re-classify Florida as too close too call with Bush's lead around 150,000 votes
2:20 Networks (led by Fox as Democrats like to point out) call Florida for Bush even though his lead has shrunk greatly
3:40 Networks once again classify Florida as too close too call, Bush still leading by a hair
5:00 Florida finishes counting with Bush ahead by 1784 votes, post-election struggle begins
